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package org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.artifact;

import org.jdom.Element;
import org.jetbrains.jps.model.artifact.elements.JpsPackagingElement;

public abstract class JpsPackagingElementSerializer<E extends JpsPackagingElement> {
  private final String myTypeId;
  private final Class<? extends E> myElementClass;

  protected JpsPackagingElementSerializer(String typeId, Class<? extends E> elementClass) {
    myTypeId = typeId;
    myElementClass = elementClass;
  }

  public String getTypeId() {
    return myTypeId;
  }

  public Class<? extends E> getElementClass() {
    return myElementClass;
  }

  public abstract E load(Element element);

  /**
   * @deprecated the build process doesn't save project configuration so there is no need to implement this method, it isn't called by the platform
   */
  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
  public void save(E element, Element tag) {
  }
}
